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This week, we're beginning a more detailed examination of the individual Justices' voting records. We start with Justice Corrigan's record in civil cases.

This week, we're taking the first steps in a more detailed analysis, one Justice at a time, of the Justices' voting records. First up is Justice Garman's record in civil cases.

This week, we're tracking the Supreme Court's unanimity rate in civil cases, matched against the evolving party alignment of the Justices. Last time, we reviewed the data for the 1990s.

This time, we're beginning a multi-week inquiry: (1) what percentage of the time does the Supreme Court affirm each District and Division of the Appellate Court unanimously; and (2) among non-unanimous decisions...

So we've determined that a dissent at the Appellate Court is only a moderate indication that reversal is statistically more likely at the Supreme Court in civil cases. So what about criminal cases?

In this post and the next, we'll be reviewing the data for tort cases for the decade of 2010 through 2020. The overall reversal rate in tort cases was 55.56% in 2010 and 50% in 2011.

In a reversal of the typical False Claims Act (FCA) fee scenario, a federal district court in Mississippi recently declined to apply Washington, D.C. rates in an award...

In Dixon v. GAA Classic Cars, LLC, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, held that a suit arising from an internet car auction hosted in North Carolina supported specific jurisdiction in Illinois.

Earlier this month, the Panel denied a motion to create an MDL proceeding for four actions arising from the use of handheld torches that were attached to small gas cylinders.

With the dismissal of the latter action in Texas, the prerequisite of at least two actions in a total of two federal districts was not met.

The following recent developments at the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation provide some practical pointers when facing litigation in multiple jurisdictions.

The following recent developments at the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation provide some practical pointers when facing litigation in multiple jurisdictions.

In the wake of the SCOTUS decision on knowledge in Schutte/Proctor last month, parties and courts are already beginning to grapple with its implications.

The United States recently designated, in presidential-level appointments, Arnold & Porter partners Paolo Di Rosa and Mélida Hodgson to serve on the Panels of Arbitrators and Conciliators of the World Bank...

Last time we reviewed the data for civil dockets in the Districts of the Appellate Court for the years 1997 through 2000. Today, we're looking at the data for the years 2001 through 2010.

Since joining the Supreme Court in 2010, Justice Theis has written a total of 66 opinions – 51 majority opinions, three special concurrences and 12 dissents.

In this post, we review the voting record of Justice Michael Burke – first in civil cases, then on the criminal docket.

As our review of Justice Michael Burke's tenure continues, this time we're looking at Justice Burke's alignment with his colleagues...